To Vape Or Not To Vape – The Great Debate!

The new craze of vaping is done with an electronic cigarette, also referred to as an e-cig or an e-cigarette. Over the next few years, we’ll see this already popular item become even more popular, and so will the profitability.

This apparatus is battery-operated and designed to help those who smoke traditional cigarettes quit, or at least cut back. How this alternative way to smoke works has been discussed here and everywhere else … and so has the debate if vaping is safer than smoking traditional cigarettes.

E-Cigarette How Do These Vaporizers Work?

A traditional cigarette is rolled tobacco products as are cigars. In contrast, electronic cigarettes do not have tobacco, and nor do they produce smoke. Electronic -cigarettes use a liquid, referred to as e-juice or e-liquid, a mixture of three or four ingredients:

Propylene Glycol

Glycerin

Flavoring

Nicotine

There is a detachable cartridge that pairs with the atomizer and battery and that is where the e-liquid is placed. A battery powers the atomizer which generates heat which generates vapor from the e-liquid. The vapor delivers the sensation that smokers crave and provides a unique taste from the e-liquids. This happens as the atomizer is activated when the user inhales which vaporizes the liquid. The vapor from electronic cigarettes is like the smoke that tradition cigarettes have.

The Rise of Electronic Cigarettes

It is a common belief that it was 1963 when the first electronic cigarette was invented. But it was 2003 when the e-cigarette we know today was invented by a Chinese pharmacist. For several years, this pharmacist would introduce his electronic cigarette to patients in China before receiving an international patent. That was 2007 and it then became available to American and European markets for the first time.

They are touted as one of the best ways to quit smoking according to individuals and organizations. In fact, experts tell us that electronic cigarettes are a part of this phenomenon in reducing the risks of tobacco harm. While others credit the device for minimizing the exposure to second-hand smoke.

Because this device can still provide the user with nicotine, there is growing concern though as children and teens are drawn to electronic cigarettes and the many flavors the e-juices offer. They are readily available online, making it easy for underage purchasing.

Electronic Cigarette Proponents Side

There is less carcinogens produced from electronic cigarettes than traditional cigarettes because they use a vapor technology instead of tobacco, which is known to be full of chemicals. Electronic cigarettes are said to be more effective in smoking cessation and have proven to help reduce a smoker’s habit, even quit smoking.

Even when one considers what effect second-hand smoke does, the effects are less harmful from the second-hand vapor versus second-hand smoke that traditional cigarettes expel. Electronic cigarettes have become socially acceptable, mainly because they do not generate an obnoxious smell like traditional cigarettes. Nor do they stain your fingernails or teeth and they are cheaper!

Electronic Cigarette Opposition

Electronic cigarettes can use nicotine at the discretion of the user. Regardless whether it is in an e-cig or a traditional cigarette, nicotine is an addictive drug that impacts the brain’s neurotransmitters which brings about the behavior and cravings known of smokers.

There are carcinogens emitted by electronic cigarettes as well and even though it is in insignificant amounts, the liquid nicotine is highly dangerous. Results from testing of electronic cigarettes have found metal in the vapor which is also toxic.

There is very little regulation in the e-cigarette industry and as of right now, the FDA has not approved electronic cigarette products. Electronic cigarette ads appeal to the 12 to 17-year-old age group, making them a dangerous advertisement in the opinion of experts and parents. Electronic cigarette still encourages the habit of smoking, which in the opinion of some experts, isn’t helpful in kicking the habit.

Today’s Stand on E-Cigarettes

The FDA is interested in regulating e-cigarettes as well as other vaporizers. There are some legal jurisdictions that have already begun cracking down on the use of these products, including other vapor-type products. A few states, such as New Jersey, North Dakota, and Utah have issued restrictions in the use e-cigarettes in venues that are established as smoke-free. There is other type of restrictions in 10 other states and over 150 counties across American have established similar restrictions.

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I'm Edwin Wagner, helping people in quit smoking and live a better life. Stay tuned for latest updates.
HMB Wanderup blog was created a couple of years before to share all about vaping/quit smoking etc.